Scientific Name: Badis chittagongis Kullander & Britz, 2002
English Name: Chameleon fish
Local/Bangla Name: Napit koi (নাপিত কৈ), Koi bondi (কইবন্দি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Badidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 16 – 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal soft rays: 6 – 9; Vertebrae: 28 – 29. Possesses a conspicuous dark blotch covering superficial part of cleithrum above the pectoral fin base; absence of a dark blotch on its dorsolateral aspect of caudal peduncle. Body depth 29.8-34.0%SL; interorbital width 5.5-6.7%SL. A series of prominent dark blotches present along middle of dorsal fin. Distal extrascapular present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Found in hill streams near Chittagong in Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
References:
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
